Updated 15 November 2026.
Bolton host Portsmouth at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton on 21 November 2026 at 15:00 in the Championship. Bolton's last five results: D L L W L (1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses). Portsmouth's last five: D W D W L (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss). In their last 6 meetings, Bolton have won 1, Portsmouth 3, with 2 draws.
Bolton vs Portsmouth kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 21 November 2026 in the Championship, at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton. Toughsheet Community Stadium holds 28,723 people. The confirmed lineups replace the predicted XIs on this page about an hour before kick-off, and the live score and match stats follow from 15:00.
Bolton vs Portsmouth is being played at Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton on Saturday 21 November 2026, the home ground of Bolton, which holds 28,723 people. Kick-off is at 15:00 UK time, and the match is part of the Championship.
Bolton have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 11, with results reading D L L W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-3 defeat away to Derby in the Championship on 6 November.
Portsmouth have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 5, with results reading D W D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-2 defeat at home to Stoke in the Championship on 7 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Bolton have won 1, Portsmouth have won 3 and 2 were drawn, with Bolton scoring 6 goals to Portsmouth's 8. The most recent was Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Portsmouth on 13 April 2024 in the League One.
S. Dalby leads Bolton with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Bolton player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Bolton player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Ebou Adams leads Portsmouth with 5 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Portsmouth player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Portsmouth player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Statz predicts Bolton vs Portsmouth with 11 starters a side: Bolton line up 4-2-3-1 and Portsmouth 4-2-3-1, ahead of the 15:00 UK time kick-off on Saturday 21 November 2026. The predicted XIs are on the Lineups tab of this page, and update to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Bolton the favourite with a 38% chance of winning, against 34% for Portsmouth and 28% for the draw. Projected goals are Bolton 1.4 - 1.3 Portsmouth.
The most likely score in Bolton vs Portsmouth is 1-1, a draw, at 13%, from Statz's projection model. Both teams to score is 56% likely and over 2.5 goals 51%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz projects 9 player markets for Bolton vs Portsmouth, from goals and shots to fouls, cards, tackles and passes, for every starter on the Projections tab of this page. The Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365, and the match projection gives each side's chance of winning.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2024 | League One | Bolton Wanderers vs Portsmouth | 1-1 |
| 11 Dec 2023 | League One | Portsmouth vs Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 |
| 28 Feb 2023 | League One | Portsmouth vs Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 |
| 14 Jan 2023 | League One | Bolton Wanderers vs Portsmouth | 3-0 |
| 5 Apr 2022 | League One | Bolton Wanderers vs Portsmouth | 1-1 |
| 30 Oct 2021 | League One | Portsmouth vs Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 |
Statz's projection model expects Bolton 1.4 - 1.3 Portsmouth in goals. It gives Bolton a 38% chance of winning, the draw 28% and Portsmouth 34%. Both teams to score is 56% likely, over 1.5 goals 76% and over 2.5 goals 51%. The most likely scorelines are 1-1 (13%), 2-1 (9%), 1-0 (8%), 1-2 (8%), 0-1 (8%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Draw | 13% |
| 2-1 | Bolton win | 9% |
| 1-0 | Bolton win | 8% |
| 1-2 | Portsmouth win | 8% |
| 0-1 | Portsmouth win | 8% |
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Bolton vs Portsmouth, updated to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
| # | Bolton | Fouls committed | Portsmouth | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Sheehan | 12 | E. Adams | 14 |
| 2 | E. Erhahon | 10 | A. Kamara | 11 |
| 3 | L. Stephenson | 9 | R. Kavuma-McQueen | 9 |
| 4 | R. Rodrigues | 9 | M. Dia | 8 |
| 5 | G. Larrazabal | 7 | A. Segecic | 8 |
| # | Bolton | Shots | Portsmouth | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Gale | 17 | R. Kavuma-McQueen | 20 |
| 2 | R. Rodrigues | 17 | A. Segecic | 19 |
| 3 | S. Dalby | 13 | T. Shade | 9 |
| 4 | G. Larrazabal | 13 | A. Kamara | 8 |
| 5 | J. Sheehan | 12 | T. Devlin | 7 |
| # | Bolton | Shots on target | Portsmouth | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Dalby | 8 | R. Kavuma-McQueen | 5 |
| 2 | R. Rodrigues | 8 | T. Shade | 3 |
| 3 | T. Gale | 6 | T. Devlin | 3 |
| 4 | J. Sheehan | 5 | A. Segecic | 3 |
| 5 | S. Iling-Junior | 4 | R. Poole | 2 |
| # | Bolton | Goals | Portsmouth | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Dalby | 4 | T. Devlin | 3 |
| 2 | R. Rodrigues | 2 | T. Waddingham | 2 |
| 3 | J. Sheehan | 2 | Z. Swanson | 2 |
| 4 | T. Bair | 2 | T. Shade | 1 |
| 5 | A. Ito | 2 | M. Milovanović | 1 |
| # | Bolton | Yellow cards | Portsmouth | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Larrazabal | 2 | E. Adams | 5 |
| 2 | L. Stephenson | 2 | M. Milovanović | 4 |
| 3 | J. Sheehan | 2 | J. Meghoma | 3 |
| 4 | R. Rodrigues | 1 | R. Poole | 2 |
| 5 | L. Brunt | 1 | T. Devlin | 2 |
Statz's bet builder picks for Bolton vs Portsmouth: S. Dalby 1+ shots on target (80% hit rate at 1.50); Rúben Rodrigues 1+ shots on target (80% hit rate at 1.73); Josh Sheehan 1+ shots (80% hit rate at 1.25); Terry Devlin 1+ shots (80% hit rate at 1.36). Combined odds 4.41 at bet365.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.9 | 21 of 24 |
| Shots | 14.1 | 9 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.7 | 8 of 24 |
| Fouls | 9.7 | 21 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.4 | 13 of 24 |
| Passes | 423.4 | 12 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.4 | 11 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots | 13.4 | 11 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.6 | 19 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.1 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.7 | 10 of 24 |
| Passes | 376.2 | 16 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.7 | 7 of 24 |